Just 56 and 57 were pack inserts. Ad inserts lasted till 1960.
What I'm not sure about being younger is if in say 56 every pack had a checklist or if they were random inserts. If every pack had one, I can see nearly all of them getting thrown out. Same for 57, most kids would have tossed the ads, and after the first couple, all the checklists as well.
As late as 76 I got free cards from a kid that wanted the gum, not the cards. He bought packs and threw the cards away just outside the store.
Steve B
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